Good Samaritan Society - Forest City is the only option we found in Forest City, Iowa. This is a fine nursing home. We awarded it an overall grade of B, which is a favorable grade. Based on all of the relevant data, you could do much worse than this facility. This nursing home's impressive profile was highlighted by its inspection score, which we will address in the next paragraph.
Good Samaritan Society - Forest City
- Nursing Home
- Independent Living
- Assisted Living
- Memory Care
Updated Sep 1, 2022 by Nick Lata
Quick Details
- Accepts Medicare 1
- Accepts Medicaid 1
- No CCRC
- Has Resident Council
- No Family Council
- Non profit - Corporation
- Secure Memory Care
- Offers Hospice
- Offers Post-Acute Care
- Offers Inpatient Rehab
- Offers Outpatient Rehab
Specialized Services
- Personal Care
- Medication Management
- Home Making
- Transportation
- Speech Therapy
- Stroke Recovery
- IV Antibiotic Therapy
- Palliative Care
- Wound Care
- Occupational Therapy
- Cardiac Therapy
- Diabetes Management
- Physical Therapy
- Respiratory Therapy
- Recreational Therapy
- Pain Management
Registered Staff Hours
Facility Inspections
In addition to receiving a strong overall score, this place also received top notch government inspections in recent years. We gave it one of our best grades in that area, with an A. Inspection ratings weigh several factors included in a nursing home's inspection report. One of the most important criteria we look at is the number and severity of deficiencies. Places with better grades in this category generally have very few of these severe deficiencies. While this facility had a few deficiencies on its report, none of them were major deficiencies based on CMS' scale. Finally, this facility had no substantiated complaints this year from residents, which is an excellent sign.
Long-term Care Quality
Adding to its profile, this facility also received a score of B for its long-term care rating. This is an above average score in this category. When facilities receive this kind of score in this category it is typically a good sign for patient care and indicates that the facility is well-staffed with nurses aids. Once we finished looking at the amount of care provided by nurses, we turned to the nursing home's vaccination record. This facility vaccinated 98.4252 percent of its patients for pneumonia, which is very impressive. Pneumonia tragically can be a life threatening illness for nursing home residents so we strongly prefer when a facility does not leave this to chance. Clearly, this place is doing something right in this area as it also excelled at keeping its residents out of the hospital. In fact, it had less than one hospitalization per one thousand long-term resident days, which is an impressively low number.
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Short-term Care Quality
The next category we assessed was short-term care. This nursing home received an impressive short-term care grade, with a grade of B in this area. Our short-term care scores are considered to be most critical for those requiring a nursing home for rehabilitation. Rehabilitation generally mandates more skilled nursing services. This means not merely nursing, but also physical and occupational therapy, as well as other forms of therapy. Fortunately, it looks like this nursing home employs registered nurses. Not every facility employs these skilled professionals. On the other hand, according to the data they provided, it does not look like the facility employs physical therapists. Lastly, we looked at the percentage of patients who ultimately were able to return home from this facility. We found that 0 percent of this facility's residents were able to return home.
Nurse Quality
Turning to our next area, this nursing home received a B- in nursing, which is generally an acceptable score. Our nursing rating looks at the facility's nurse staffing levels. We factor in both the levels of licensure of those nurses and the number of hours spent with residents. This nursing home averages 0.3 hours of nursing care per patient each day, which is well below average. Lastly, we also looked at some nursing quality measures. While this place got docked a bit for its nursing hours per resident, it excelled in some of these quality measures. With less than five percent of its patients experiencing pressure ulcers, it did well in this subcategory. This is typically an indicator of quality nursing care. Pressure ulcers can generally be avoided by providing better nursing care, such as having a protocol of turning residents more often.
Rating Over Time
Compared to national and state averages across all facilities.
Good Samaritan Society - Forest City Quality Metrics
Minimizes Pressure Ulcers
In Good Samaritan Society - Forest City, 6.11% of Patients had Pressure Ulcers
This datapoint gauges the percent of long-term care residents who have pressure ulcers . We bake this statistic into our nursing grades.
Minimizes Serious Falls
In Good Samaritan Society - Forest City, 3.69% of Patients had Serious Falls
This indicates the percentage of patients that sustained a major fall. Falls leading to severe injuries are often the result of lower levels of patient supervision. Additional nurse staffing reduces the percentage of residents in a nursing home who sustain major falls.
Minimizes Urinary Tract Infections
In Good Samaritan Society - Forest City, 3.09% of Patients had UTIs
This indicates the percent of residents who suffered from a urinary tract infection. Urinary tract infections are often linked to facilities with worst hygiene practices. Additional nurse staffing reduces the number of UTI's sustained by residents in a nursing home. Note that this metric is affected by by the fact that facilities have varying reporting standards for these infections.
Appropriately Uses Anti-Psychotic Medication
In Good Samaritan Society - Forest City, 16.77% of Patients use Anti-Psychotic Medication
This is the percent of patients given antipsychotic drugs. These drugs may be used to treat several medical conditions, such as cognitive disorders.
Appropriately Uses Anti-Anxiety Medication
In Good Samaritan Society - Forest City, 18.7% of Patients use Anti-Anxiety Medication
This datapoint measures the percentage of long-term patients who were administered antianxiety drugs. These medications are prescribed to residents experiencing depression and anxiety.
Managing Depression Among Residents
In Good Samaritan Society - Forest City, 4.48% of Patients
This metric is a measure of the percent of long-term patients who are showing depressive symptoms.
Appropriate Vaccine Usage
In Good Samaritan Society - Forest City, 94.58% of Patients
This tells you the percent of residents that received the flu and pneumonia vaccines. Higher vaccination rates should be demanded by residents.
Residents Maintain Autonomy
In Good Samaritan Society - Forest City, 16.82% Percentage of Patients
This metric measures the percent of long-term care residents who needed increased assistance with activities of daily living over time. Activities of daily living include activities such as dressing and using the bathroom.
Ability to Keep Residents Mobile
In Good Samaritan Society - Forest City, 19.24% Percentage of Residents
Measures the percent of long-term stay patients that maintained mobility.
Hospitalizations
In Good Samaritan Society - Forest City, 1.24 Hospitalizations per 1,000 resident days
This tells you the number of hospitalizations per thousand days of care. There is usually a correlation between having fewer hospitalizations and the quality of long-term care.
Short-term Care: Rehospitalizations
In Good Samaritan Society - Forest City, 19.24 Percentage of Residents Rehospitalized
This metric tracks the number of times residents are rehospitalized per 1,000 days of short-term patient care.
Short-term Care: ER Visits
In Good Samaritan Society - Forest City, 11.86 Percentage of Patients
This tells you the number of emergency room visits per 1,000 days of short-term care.
Nearby Hospitals
- Hancock County Health SystemCritical Access Hospitals 13.88 miles away532 1st St Nw Britt Iowa 50423Government - Local(641) 843-5000